1. Bellwork What reasons can you think of that might make you or your family get up and move across the country to a new state?

2. Immigration

3. Immigration Change Prior to 1890 Western Europe Northern Europe Chinese and Japanese After 1890 South Europe (Italy) Central Europe (Austria-Hungary) Eastern Europe (Russia)

4. Immigration Change Early Years Immigrated because of necessity (Famine) Hardship After 1890 Farming in Europe became easier. Land was used up because farming was easier Younger people looking to start their own farms Move to U.S. where there is an abundance of land Steamship made it cheap to move

5. Immigration Transcontinental Railroad Connected East to West Work was done mostly by Irish and Chinese immigrants and African Americans. Homestead Act 1862 160 acres of land was offered to head of households. Land was located in the west. Those who made the railroads vied for the land.

14. Ellis Island Immigrants from Europe were taken to be inspected Located in New York Harbor Busiest Inspection station in U.S. from 1892 – 1934 Immigrants checked for Disease. 2% of all immigrants were turned away.

15. Assignment Split class into 6 groups. Give each group an immigrant to research. (provide the name and website) Group is to be able to take explain the following questions: What Country did your person come from? Why did you person leave their country? What was the trip like? What was it like upon arriving into America? Explain one thing you found interesting about your person.

16. Assignment Seymour Rechtzeit www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/relive-boys-journey Annie Moore www.coedu.usf.edu/culture/Story/Story_Ireland.htm Clifford Smith campsilos.org/ecursions/grout/one/act5a.htm Nicholas Sulentic campsilos.org/ecursions/grout/one/act5b.htm Henry Nauman campsilos.org/ecursions/grout/one/act5c.htm George P. Beck campsilos.org/ecursions/grout/one/act5d.htm

18. Bellwork What does the following quote mean? How does this quote relates to the immigrants of the late 1800’s? “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest- tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door.” Emma Lazarus

19. First site European Immigrants Seen of U.S.

20. European Immigration

22. Family Waiting to Land

23. Immigrants Waiting to be Processed

24. Irish Reasons why Irish left. British controlled life in Ireland. Farming difficult because of Potato Famine. Poor Hatred for Irish Develops in U.S. Irish lived in slums Blamed for crime, disease, and alcohol abuse. Irish were Catholic

25. Irish Religion America was primarily Protestant People believed Irish would be more loyal to Pope then President Just For Jeopardy (do not write) Protestants do not believe the Pope has Universal Authority. Bible alone is the truth.

26. Know-Nothing Party Spin off from Republican Party Anti-Irish and Anti-Immigration

27. 1 st Practice Source

28. 2 nd Practice Source Watch Video Scene from Gangs of New York

29. 1 st Part Assignment Split into 4 groups. Hand one copy of 4 documents to each group. Group is to read the documents and answer the questions on each.

30. 2 nd Part of Assignment Use this information to try and answer the following question: Were the Irish considered white in the 19 th Century America? Create a T-Chart 5 pieces of evidence from source shows they were white and 5 for they were not Not WhiteWas White

31. 3 rd Part of Assignment Answer the question. (Conclusion) Were Irish considered White in 19 th Century America? Explain your answer using the documents and cartoons.

33. Asian Immigration

34. Immigration from Asia Railroads Thousands were employed to work on the transcontinental railroad Chinese started in west and Irish workers in the east Met in Utah. Chinese Paid less then whites Had to supply their own food. Had the toughest terrain to carve through US needed workers and Chinese continued to arrive to do the work

35. Chinese Children – Angel Island

36. Immigrants from Asia Chinese Restrictions 1882-1943 Nativism – Favoritism towards native-born Americans Resentment grew toward Chinese (they were taking our jobs) Chinese Exclusion Act 1882 Banned all entry of Chinese except Teachers, Students, Merchants, Tourists, and Government Officials The law continued until 1943

37. Immigration from Asia (Japanese) Hawaii (Sugar Plantations) Japan allowed Hawaiians to recruit Japanese workers Word of competitive pay led more out of Japan US annexed Hawaii in 1898 which led to more emigration California (Fruit and Vegetables) When Hawaii was annexed it opened Japanese to move to California California climate was ideal to farm By 1920 – 200,000 Japanese lived on the West Coast

38. Japanese Being Checked for Disease

39. Asian Immigration Reading Li Keng Wong’s Story Teacer.scholastic.com/activities/asian- american/angel_island/chapter1.htm Cause of Immigration Library.thinkquest.org/20619/Chinese.html

40. Immigration from Mexico

41. Newlands National Reclamation Act of 1902 Encouraged irrigation of arid land in West Created new farmland Drew many Mexican farm workers northward

42. Immigration from Mexico Mexican Revolution Mexico was controlled by Porfirio Diaz (Military Dictator) Diaz was a friend of the U.S. Diaz encouraged investment into his country Uprising Rich got Richer and Poor got Poorer Peasants and workers overthrew Diaz and Francisco Madero took control Madero unable to please everybody was overthrown and General Victoriano Huerta took control. Madero was assassinated.

43. Immigration from Mexico Period of Unrest 5 years of continuous leadership change U.S. refused to recognize leaders who took over through murder Prompted more immigration from Mexico 700,000 people immigrated during this time 7% of Mexico’s Population